Improvement in wagon-covers



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D.JANNOPOULO.

Wagon-Cover;

Patented June18, 1878.

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DQTANNOPOULOq Wagon-Cover.

No. 205,099. Patented June as, 1878.

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clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilledin the art -to which it adjusted thereto.

IMPROVEMENT lN WAGON-COVERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 205,099, dated June 18,1878; application filed March 29, 1878.

To all whom it may concern: 8 or may be effected by means of an eye, K,fixed Be it known that I .DEMETRIUS JANNO- to a thimble, 0, to receivethe pin K,'pro1ect- -POULO, of the city of St. Louis, and State of ingfrom thimble t, as shown. The covering,

Missouri, have invented certain new a d useful Improvements inWagon-Covers; and 1 do hereby declare that the following-1s a full,

indicated by B, is usually of water-proof material, and constructed toextend over the frame thus formed by the roof-frame and corner-posts aas shown in Fig. 2.

H designates a cap-plate, (shown in Fig. 4,) provided with holes h, andhaving a square shank, h, projecting downward from th der side of theplate for insertion into a square aperture, E, in the coupling-plate F.This late H is fastened to the cover ter of the top (see Fig. 1) bymeans of wire or fine cord, the plate having small holes for suchpurpose. cover B have holes D, bound or provided with eyelets, andlocated near the edges of the cover, as shown. The draw-cords f haveeach one end fastened in a hole, D, and is passed up to the cap-plate H,the latter having been set in position withthe shank h inserted in theapertureE. The cords f arepassedthrough the holes h to the interior ofthe wagon-body, so as to be operated from the inside, and may be securedto the eyebolts e, fixed to the corner-posts a.

It is observed that the cover B maybereadily raised by drawing the cordsf. The roof portion of the cover B is held in position by means of thestraps b, which are buttoned to the posts aby means of The small flap Lat the front end has the eyelet-holes l at the corners, and may beextended by placing them on the ends of the supporting-rods l, as seenin Fig. 2.

When not used driver, the part L may be withdrawn or turned back on theroof.

0 is the drivers seat, and D the footboard. The cover B is readilydetached, and, with the cap-plate and cords, lifted from the frame, thelatter being easily removed from the posts a, and the parts may be thenfolded up within a small space.

Having described my invention, 1 claim- 1. The coupling-plate F, havinghinge-connections with the arms i, the latter'bein g provided with fixedeyes at their outer extremities, substantially as set forth.

2. The coupling plate F, connecting, as shown, with arms 45, the latterhaving fixed appertains to make and use the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to coverings for wagons used in the transportationof goods and merchandise and other vehicles to which my improved covermay be adapted; the object of this invention being to provide forvehicles a covering for protection from the weather, which shall beportable, easily adjustable, and readily removed when desired.

In the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification, Figure1 is a perspective view of a transportation-wagon having my improvedcovering, the side portions being drawn up on the roof. ig. 2 is aperspective view of a wagon-body with the cover extended and Fig. 3shows,in perspective, the removable frame of the roof and manner ofattaching the same to the corner-posts. Fig. 4. is a detached view ofthe cap-piece, indicated by letter H.

In the drawing referred to, A designates the platform or floor of thewagon, having a post, a, placed at each corner, as shown, the said postsbeing fixed or removable, and made somewhat larger than the ordinarywagonstakes. A thimble or ferrule, t, from which a pin, K, projectsupward, is fixed to the top of each of the corner-posts a for purpose ofconnection with the removable roof-frame, as hereinafter stated.

An arch or roof-frame is constructed to connect with and be supported bythe posts a in the following manner: The central couplingplate F (shownin Fig. 3) is provided with suitable joint-couplings and connects witheach of the arms 'i, the latter being provided with sockets or thimbles0 at each end. The connection of arm 0', with plate F is ahinge-ooupling, and the connection of said arm with the top of post amay be either a hinge-coupling 1 Arne PATENT Ornicn.

at the cenfor the protection of the eyes K, and the posts a, providedWith t-him- In testimony that I claim the foregoing as s having pins K,as and for the purposes my own invention I afiix my signatureinpresdescribed. ence of two Witnesses.

3. The cover B, provided With perforated W DEMETRIUS JANNOPOULO.

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combinationavith the plate F of the frame, hav- ALEX, J. THOMSON, ingaperture E, substantially as set forth. 7 W. F. DALY.

